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(Model.) l k J. P. IRYNERLv v RAZOR GUARD. N0.290,146.

Patnped Dec. 11. 1883.

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- ATTORNEYS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMEs PI TEYNEE, OE DENvEE, COLORADO.

RAZOR-GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 290,146, dated December 11, 1883.

` Application filed May `16, isst. (Model.)

fo all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs P. TEYNEE, of Denver, Arapahoe county, Colorado, have invented a new'and Improved Razor-Guard, of which the following is a full, clear, and eXact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved razor-guard for preventing the cutting-edge of the razor from cutting the person using the razor.

The invention consists in a razorguard responding parts in all the gures.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved razor-guard; Fig. 2, a cross-sectional elevation ofthe same,looking in one direction, and of a razor in the guard; and Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional elevation of the guard, looking in the opposite direction.

A metal strip, A, is provided at the ends with angularly-projecting forked arms B B', each composed of two prongs, a b and a b', respectively, of which the corresponding prongs b b are slightly longer thanv the prongs a c. The prongs are provided near the upper ends with inwardly-projecting lugs d d', between which a slot is formed. In the upper ends of the .prongs c a and b b', rods or rollers C C are pivoted in such amanner that they can revolve on their longitudinal axes.l Abow-spring or like spring, D, is fastened at its middle to the upper surface of the strip A,

. the free ends of the said spring projecting upsurface of the prong a.

5o The plate Eforms a check to prevent pushing ward. A plate, E, is fastened to the outer end surface ofthe prong b', near its upper end, the said plate projecting over the outer end The prongs of the forks B B have sufficient spring to permit drawing them apart at the upper or free ends.

the blade too far through the device. The

entire device forms a frame carrying two rollers-one slightly above and the other slightly below the cuttingedge of the blade-which rollers prevent the blade from cutting the skin of the person using the razor.

The operation is as follows: The razor-blade F is passed in between the prongs ct b a b in such a manner that the back of the blade will rest on the spring D, the blade being held a short distance from the cutting-edge between the projections d d and d d. Y The free end of the blade abuts against the inner surface ofthe plate E. The spring D presses the blade upward, and the projections d d prevent the blade from being pressed upward too far. rlhe blade is raised until the.cuttingedge projects up to an imaginary inclined line laid over the rods or rollers C C. The blade will i then project sufficiently to out off the hairs, but the rollers C Cprevent it from cutting into the skin.

The above-described device can easily be placed in any razor-blade or removed from the same.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A razor-guard constructed of a strip having a forked arm at each end, two rollers beingjournaled in the ends of the correspond- 8O ing prongs of the forks, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a razor-guard, the combination, with a strip having a forked arm at each end, of a spring attached to the upper surface of the strip, substantially as herein shown ,and described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. A razor-guard constructed of a strip, A, provided at the ends with forked arms B B', 9o

having prongs c a b b, provided near the upper ends with lugs d d', and having rollers C C', journaled in the ends of the prongs, and a spring, D, located between the forked arms B B,substant ially as herein shown and described,

and for the purpose set forth.

JAMES P. TRYNER. Witnesses:

H. T. PACE, D. J RUssELL. 

